Regulation

In a 2015 Executive Order, President Obama directed the DOL to issue regulations requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to their employees. The DOL issued a final rule on Sept. 29.

The new wave of HHS-run desk audits plans to focus on financial organizations and is expected to cover breach notification and the security rule’s risk analysis and risk management requirements, says attorney Becky Williams.

Challenges to the DOL rule have created some unfortunate confusion about the vulnerability of the final rule.

In this evolving healthcare landscape, employee attraction and retention remain paramount, says Lockton’s Carrie Barth.

Company is the first major U.S. health insurer to post third-quarter results, and investors will use the results as a barometer for the rest of the industry.

A growing number of people in the Affordable Care Act are finding out their health insurance plans will disappear from the program next year, forcing them to find new coverage even as options shrink and prices rise.

Labor Department prohibits the Royal Bank of Scotland Group from managing 401(k) plans and other retirement funds, a decision that has little impact on its business but that could send a signal to other banks and hedge funds with criminal records.

Experts offer tips on how best to get employees on leave back into the office.

In most cases, an employer isn’t aware of the proper course of action for determining when or how to help an employee return says The Standard’s Brian Kost.

New rules are ensuring that employees are not coerced into participating in the program, says attorneye Norbert F. Kugele.